Campaign Strategist

Job Title: Campaign Strategist

Position Summary:

The Michael J. Fox Foundation is seeking top talent for its Campaign Strategist position. The Campaign Strategy team is newly initiated within the Development Business Unit to amplify fundraising strategy across development, optimize audience activations, and enhance tactical approach with data-driven recommendations. The Campaign Strategist will report to the Campaign Strategy Director. This position is perfect for a highly motivated, strategic thinker who can synthesize several goals and provide solutions for complex and matrixed constituencies. This position requires a broad knowledge of fundraising including digital fundraising, direct response, peer-to-peer, planned giving, major gifts, annual fund, and special events.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Partner with Program and Portfolio Managers in the planning, development, and evaluation of integrated multichannel fundraising strategies to drive key audience objectives
• Work closely with Program and Portfolio managers to understand their respective goals and develop time-bound fundraising and engagement campaigns that help meet objectives
• Help align Annual Plans for all Development Departments into a cohesive, united year-long cadence of campaigns that amplify programmatic strategies
• Develop documentation to convey messaging priorities, strategic tactics, audience details, and channel-specific goals to share across Development, Marketing, and Communications to bring uniformity, clear direction, and data-driven targets to constituent touchpoints
• Coordinate with Dev Project Management group to manage a Development engagement calendar of events, communications, direct marketing, and multi-channel campaigns for transparency and coordination between development teams and audiences
• Offer creative solutions to optimize audience touch points to deliver best-in-class constituent experiences.
• Regularly prepare analysis on fundraising campaigns to determine effectiveness and present analysis to DBM, Program and Portfolio Managers.
• Partner with vendors to implement tent-pole campaigns and testing opportunities for multi-channel direct marketing initiatives for broad revenue impact
• Stay current on direct response, peer-to-peer and major giving trends to assist with maximizing opportunities for MJFF’s fundraising efforts
• Work closely with the Development Project Management team to incorporate feasibility, timeline, and processes into strategic campaign planning
• Be present at key cross-functional meetings to help activate, translate, and facilitate project strategies
• Be a vocal, thoughtful, and collaborative strategic expert and partner to align Development goals, audience optimization, and strategic implementation

Qualifications and Skills:

• History of proven experience in creating fundraising strategies for a variety of audiences Highly creative and analytical thinking skills
• Solutions oriented with demonstrated success in converting challenges into opportunities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Strong writing, editing, and presenting skills and the ability to translate programmatic ideas into strategic communications
• Innovative and continuous improvement mindset
• A demonstrated strong working knowledge of audience planning and integrated multi-channel fundraising
• Highly motivated and organized; self-starter with ability to take direction and participate effectively in a team environment

Salary and Benefits:

The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $95,000. In addition to salary, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:
• 15+ options for medical insurance (with MJFF paying 90 percent of the premiums)
• Competitive dental and vision plans
• 401(k) plan with 6 percent employer contribution
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employer paid life and disability insurance
• 18 days Paid Time Off (PTO); 12 Well-Being (Sick) Days; 2 Personal Days; summer Fridays (office closure at 2pm) and a summer holiday week over July 4
• Two ways of working: hybrid-flex, or remote work. We trust all employees to work closely with their manager and colleagues to determine when, where and how programs and projects get done.
Employees are also eligible for a discretionary bonus on an annual basis. MJFF provides staff and leadership cultivation through regular training courses and events.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit a resume and thoughtful cover letter describing through examples, their specific qualifications and interest in the position. If you think that your skills are transferable and can add value to this role, please apply. Applicants who best match the position’s needs will be contacted.

About Us:

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) was founded in 2000 with one clear objective: accelerating meaningful therapeutic advances and, ultimately, a cure for Parkinson’s disease (PD). The Foundation applies extraordinary scientific, business and media assets to this singular focus—thus creating a unique and dynamic organization. Since inception, MJFF has quickly grown into the largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson’s disease research, having funded over $2 billion in research projects in both academic and industry labs worldwide.

Visit www.michaeljfox.org for more information.

Vaccination Statement

At The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF), the health and safety of our team and our community is a priority. MJFF has made the decision to require all staff receive the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment. Successful applicants for this position must be fully vaccinated by date of hire and proof of vaccine is required. Full vaccination is defined as two weeks after both doses of two-dose vaccine or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine has been administered. Anyone unable to be vaccinated, because of medical or religious reasons, can request a reasonable accommodation for consideration.

Research has shown that people from marginalized communities apply to roles only when they meet 100% of the job requirements. If you think that your skills are transferable and can add value to this role, and you are someone who will contribute to our efforts to build and support a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, we strongly encourage you to apply.

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